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*A Reflection by Victor Lee Austin from his book, Losing Susan: Brain Disease, The Priest’s Wife, and the God Who Gives and Takes Away Think about the Eucharist. The people come together and offer themselves to God. The symbol of that self-offering is the bread and wine that is placed on the altar. In... Continue Reading →
Estefanía Amador Navas Pastor of San Jorge de Upala Church of the Nazarene District NMI President Have you heard that when the Church comes together, the Lord is glorified? This is what happened with the San Jorge de Upala Church of the Nazarene in Costa Rica during a three-day Maximum Mission trip. Nine people participated,... Continue Reading →
PART II: ANSWERING SOME QUESTIONS In the previous entry, Rob Prince, Lead Pastor of Flint (Michigan) Central Church of the Nazarene, detailed the current reality facing our denomination in the U.S. and Canada and began to offer some suggestions for a brighter future. His recommendations echo many of the same sentiments we in the Mesoamerica... Continue Reading →
PART 1: THE PLAN Recently we had the privilege of reading an article by the Lead Pastor of Flint Central Church of the Nazarene, Rob Prince, in which he reflected on changes that will be needed in the coming decade in order to see growth and transformation in the Church of the Nazarene in the... Continue Reading →
By Teanna Sunberg Tomorrow, across the globe, many Christ followers will line up at altars to be marked on the forehead or the hand with ashes. It is Ash Wednesday. It is the first day of Lent – this plodding and sometimes painful wandering towards the brokenness of the cross that culminates in the miracle... Continue Reading →
ENCUENTRO GUATEMALA 2020 “Serve and experience transformation” General Description: We seek to offer a two-week missions opportunity in the summer of 2020, where youth from the United States, Canada, and the Mesoamerica Region will minister together, specifically from June 20th to July 4th.... Continue Reading →
In the past seven years, I have had the privilege to learn from a Christian leader, Jamie Levy. Jamie is the President and Chief Vision Officer of https://jdlevyassociates.com/), which offers individuals and organizations, among other things, “strategic philanthropic consulting services.” Essentially, they have been most valuable to us as they’ve helped us think purposefully about... Continue Reading →
By: Javier A. Otero, Member of the Global Missions Team in Puerto Rico East On January 10, 11 and 12, 2020, a Cross-Cultural Orientation (CCO) was held in Puerto Rico. This training was organized by leaders from four different countries: Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Guatemala and the United States, showing once again that the Church... Continue Reading →
By: Dr. Verne Ward Global Missions Director, Church of the Nazarene Now there were these prophets and teachers in the church at Antioch…. While they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, ‘Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.’ Then, after they had... Continue Reading →
From the City on to Bigger Things? By: Scott Armstrong We are nearing the end of our annual 40-day emphasis on praying for the cities of our region. Have you been a part? Thanks for praying and for mobilizing others to do so too! Did you miss out? No problem: although we suggest congregations and... Continue Reading →
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